The IFSC World Cup of IFSC Innsbruck 2025 continued today with the main male and female qualifications, while the athletes each mounted two routes on the Inton wall of the Kletterzentrum.
Japan stacks the six best men, but Ginés López takes the lead
Spain Alberto Gintés López exceeded the classification of men after two impressive ascents, marking 38+ on road one and 45+ on road two. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion maintained a strong Japanese contingent which claimed four of the next five places.
Suzuki Neo from Japan – Silver medalist during the first competition of the World Cup this year in Wujiang, China – finished second. Suzuki was the only climber to exceed one of the male roads – the first road – while Anraku Sorato, fresh out of securing His third consecutive title in the Male Boulder series, ranked third. Yoshida Satone – The winner of the second World Cup competition in mind in Bali, Indonesia – was fourth, Murashita Zento completed the Japanese group in sixth place.
France Max Bertone ranked 15th and qualified for its eighth semi-final in eight World Cup appearances in the discipline.
“The qualification was very good, I felt very well on the routes, I think I am starting to find my flow,” Said Bertone. “I still don’t think I have done my best, I always fall because of a bad beta version or bad expectations on the way the catches will be.
“I’m still looking for my perfect climb, but it’s better. I’m a little sad that my semi-final is just before cleaning.
“I train a lot on the routes on the aim, where I can succeed in finding different techniques on competition routes, but we all know that the competition routes are very different from those of training, so you never know what will be on the wall, you try to find references, but I do not think that it will never be possible to know each outlet on a single route.
For the main qualification of men, the complete results Click here.
Garnbret dominating again, equal to six for second place
A few hours just after arbitration Gold in Women’s Boulder, Janja Garnbret de la Slovenia was again untouchable, exceeding the two qualification paths to direct the area of women with authority.
Behind her, six athletes were tied for second place with 40+ on road one and 44+ on road two. Among them was his Garnbret teammate, Lucka Rakovevec, making his World Cup back After a long break from the Wujiang 2023.
“It’s incredible,” She said. “It’s been a long time since I’m doing any competition, it’s special, but I was extremely nervous! I don’t think I have been so nervous before a competition. I’m no longer good to manage stress. After the first road, I felt much better, I guess I just had to break the ice.
“The competition circuit has not changed. I missed people, I missed the experience, the atmosphere, everything.”
Erin McNice of Great Britain, Laura Rogora of Italy, Tanii Natsuki, Japan, South Korea, and Annie Sanders of the United States.
For the main qualification of women, the full results Click here.
